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Vgchartz should have a Wikipedia article... but we don't.

We appear to meet the notability guidelines (several mentions by recognised media), I'm sure people would want to look at our article to find out how this website works from a neutral source, and lots of smaller websites than this have articles.

Here is my draft, which will be updated:

 {{Infobox Website
| name = VG Chartz
| url = http://www.vgchartz.com
| type = Video game sales tracking
| registration = Optional (free)
| owner = ioi
| author = ioi
| launch date = ????
}}

'''VG Chartz''' is a [[video game]] sales tracking [website] that provides weekly sales figures of [[Video game console|console]] software and hardware by region. The site was launched in ???? by ioi. Despite the small sample size used by the site, VG Chartz' data is often very close to manufacturer and market research company data.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.vgchartz.com/news/news.php?id=564 | title=NPD Data vs. VGC Data for the September 2007 Sales (9/2/07 to 10/6/07) | author=TheSource | date=2007-10-19 | accessdate=2007-11-10}}</ref>

In addition to the sales data, VG Chartz provides tools for data analysis and charting. Regular written analysis of the data referencing major news in the video gaming industry is provided.

==History==

The site was launched as www.everythingandnothing.org.uk, before changing to www.vgcharts.org in ???? and finally becoming www.vgchartz.com in ????. The site began to gain media attention after ...

==Methodology==

The weekly figures VG Chartz publishes are primarily determined from sampled retailer data, and adjusted considering sales history, public data from hardware manufacturers and data from independent sales tracking agencies. VG Chartz tracks sell-through to consumers, not shipment data. <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.vgchartz.com/methodology.php | title=VG Chartz Methodology | author=TheSource| accessdate=2007-11-10}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://www.vgchartz.com/ VG Chartz]

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TODO:

Find dates

Get screenshot uploaded for illustration purposes 

Find sources of reliability outside VG Chartz

Decide what aspects (e.g. forum, news section) deserve mentions.

Find when the site became more popular and why, as well as major events in its history.



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